Game Notes: vs. Kansas State, Nov. 23, 10:15 PM, ESPN2

Game 5 l O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic
Duke (4-0) vs. Kansas State (4-0)
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 l 10:15 p.m. (EST)
Sprint Center l Kansas City, Mo.

The Opening Tip

Duke faces Kansas State in the championship game of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 10:15 p.m. (EST) at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. Both teams enter the contest 4-0 on the year and ranked in the top 5 of the AP and Coaches Polls.
Duke has won 14 consecutive games entering Tuesday's contest.
The game is being televised by ESPN with Dave O'Brien (play-by-play) and Dick Vitale (analyst) calling the action.
Duke is ranked No. 1 in the AP and ESPN/ USA Today Coaches Poll, while Kansas State is ranked No. 4 in both polls.
The Blue Devils are looking to open the season 5-0 for the 19th time under Coach K. Duke has won the first five games of the year in each of the last three seasons.

O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic
Duke is 6-1 in the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic following Monday's win over Marquette. The Blue Devils went 3-1 in 2006, losing to Marquette in the championship game, 73-62. Tuesday's game marks Duke's second appearance in the CBE Classic title game.

Duke in the CBE Classic
2010-11
Nov. 14 Princeton (Durham) W, 97-60
Nov. 16 Miami [Ohio] (Durham) W, 79-45
Nov. 22 Marquette (Kansas City) W, 82-77

2006-07
Nov. 12 Columbia (Durham) W, 86-43
Nov. 13 Georgia Southern (Durham) W, 72-48
Nov. 20 Air Force (Kansas City) W, 71-56
Nov. 21 Marquette (Kansas City) L, 62-73

Numbers Game

Head coach Mike Krzyzewski is one win shy of becoming the fifth coach in NCAA history to win 800 games at one school. Krzyzewski is also five wins shy of passing Adolph Rupp for third on the all-time wins list.
The Blue Devils have won 14 consecutive games, dating back to a 79-72 loss at Maryland on March 3, 2010. Duke has won 22 of its last 23 games overall.
Duke has won 26 consecutive games in November, dating back to a 73-62 loss to Marquette in the championship game of the 2006 CBE Classic. The Blue Devils are 106-10 all-time in the month of November under Coach K.
The Blue Devils have won 14 straight neutral site games, dating back to a 77-54 loss to Villanova in the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
Duke is 19-11 under Coach K when both teams are ranked in the top five. The Blue Devils have won three straight games in matchups between two top 5 teams.
Senior Nolan Smith leads the ACC with 15 straight double-figure scoring games. He has scored 10 or more points in 28 of the last 29 games for the Blue Devils.
Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the win over Marquette for his second double-double of the season. He also had a career-best five blocks and went 12-of-16 from the field in the game. Plumlee is shooting a team-best 66.7 percent (22-of-33) from the floor.
Duke's starting backcourt of Nolan Smith and Kyrie Irving is combining to average 30.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 13.0 assists per game. The tandem is also shooting 54.4 percent (43-of-79) from the floor.
Duke is the only team in the ACC with six double-figure scorers. The Blue Devils have had four double-figure scorers in all four games this season.
The Blue Devils have registered 20 or more assists in three of four games this season. Duke leads the ACC with 21.0 assists per game.
Duke has scored 80 or more points in three games this season. The Blue Devils have won 18 consecutive games when scoring 80+ points. Duke is 485-46 under Coach K when scoring 80 or more points in a game.
Duke has had a different leading scorer in all four games this season.
With three double-figure scoring games this season, Kyle Singler now has 98 career double-figure scoring games. Johnny Dawkins holds the school record with 129 games with 10+ points scored.
Duke has not trailed in the last 117:47 of game action. The Blue Devils have only trailed a total of 56 seconds this season.